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There are many reasons why “band x” will never make it; laziness, pretention, selfishness. However, when I received an e-mail from guitarist and vocalist Mathew David Barletta of Hollywood Lies it was a breath of fresh air. Here was a musician who knew he needed to work hard, but at the same time wasn’t making music for the sake of being signed to a major label and making it big. This is actually exactly what Hollywood Lies is not about. Their name stems from the absurdity and fake lifestyles that make up Hollywood today, and our irrational obsession with them. The guys in Hollywood Lies -- a pop-punk trio made up of Barletta, bassist Mikey Matthews, and drummer Johnny Barbas -- are making music because they love making music and they want you to join the party. There are no over-inflated egos here; the band makes it a point to refer to their listeners as “friends” rather than “fans”. I talked to my friend Mathew recently to discuss the truth about Hollywood Lies.